An NHS-funded programme delivering mental health services in schools and further education colleges has made significant early progress in its first three years, a study shows. According to new analysis led by researchers at the University of Birmingham, and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), there have also been significant challenges. These […]
New study begins decades-long work to improve mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people
A ground-breaking new research collaboration launches today to transform mental health and wellbeing support received by children and young people who have social work involvement. The collaboration is led by Dr Robbie Duschinsky, head of the Applied Social Science Group at the Primary Care Unit. Parents and young people with experience of the care sector […]
Ethnic minority children may be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, suggests analysis
There are higher proportions of ethnic minority children in England testing positive for COVID-19 than white children, with Asian children more likely to be admitted to hospital with the illness, finds an observational analysis of 2.6 million healthcare records led by Oxford University researchers. The multi-University team included Simon Griffin, Professor of General Practice at […]
New analysis of early help for struggling children and families underlines challenge facing Government’s social care rethink
New report ‘Supporting and strengthening families through provision of early help: A rapid review of evidence’, highlights problems the Government must grapple with in its response to the independent review of children’s social care. The report is published by the National Children’s Bureau and co-authored by Dr Robbie Duschinsky, Senior University Lecturer at the Primary […]
Prize-winning thesis by University Lecturer Anna Spathis tackles cancer-related fatigue amongst children and young adults
Dr Anna Spathis, University Lecturer in Palliative and End of Life Care at the Primary Care Unit, was awarded the University of Cambridge Raymond Horton-Smith Prize for the academic year 2018-19. The prize is awarded annually by the School of Clinical Medicine for the best thesis presented for a Doctor of Medicine graduate degree during the academical year. Anna’s […]
Meet the BSG Team: Mariliis Tael-Öeren
Meet PhD student Mariliis Tael-Öeren – the first in our new series of getting to know the people who make up the Behavioural Science Group. Mariliis is researching children’s alcohol use prevention in Estonia. For the past seven years she has been working at the National Institute of Health Development in Estonia, where she implemented […]